In a surprising move, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has announced that they will be temporarily rebranding themselves as the Catholic Broadcasting Corporation. CBC spokesperson Rebecca Khadr told reporters “this move is to bring the most relevant, up-to-date news on the world’s most exciting event at the moment. As world events
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The Wheatsheaf: Recap: Saskatchewan Election 2011
Watching the twitter feed for #skpoli I was struck by the animosity and venom towards both the NDP and its leader Dwain Lingenfelter. While the partisan in me wants to chalk this up to the over-indulgent no-holds-barred mentality that I have witness Sask. Party/Conservative/Canadian Alliance supporters adopt in the past,
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Opportunity Knocks: a return of civility
The outcome of the 1993 federal election was perhaps one of the most divisive and transformative elections on record. It ushered in an era of mudslinging, contempt, cheap partisan tricks and mistrust. A chapter that may have only been closed with the recent 2011 federal election. Similar to the recent
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Anthem for the NDP
Not only has the NDP have the best ads, best candidates, best policies for Canada, they also have the best supporters: Thank you Geoffrey the Giant.
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Okay, okay, thank you very much – Parliament is making cuts
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting have gone all guerrilla media. Refusing to take “bugger off” for an answer, the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting tracked down Conservative MP Kelly Block, and Conservative candidate for Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar, at a Stephen Harper photo opt to ask the daring question “where do you stand on CBC
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Election shout outs
Dammit Janet has uncovered the failed Ottawa Centre Liberals attempt to be cleverly underhanded. Scott Bradley’s campaign is misquoting Ottawa Center MP and NDP candidate Paul Dewar in an attempt to portray the NDP as being anti-civil servant. It is pretty amazing that they would attempt to attack Paul on
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: NDP: Best Ads on the Block
Week 2 of #elxn41 is well under way, and the election ads have been rather predictable. The Harper Conservatives have gone negative with their Iggy is an illegal alien ads. The Liberals have rolled out their pouty “I am Michael and I am too a Canadian” commercials. The Greens have
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Rock the House: with Charlie Angus and Andrew Cash
L’etranger rides again. One people in Ottawa, One people for the NDP. Charlie Angus, the ex-stranger, former grievous angel, the balladeer of the Commons, the advocate of cultural rights. Andrew Cash, the ex-stranger, former Canadian rocker, writer, activist, NDP Candidate for Davenport. They reunite this afternoon, Sunday, March 20, at
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Compromise this
UPDATE: Tax cuts are still a no go for the NDP. In austere times, it is good to see the NDP continue to pursue pragmatic and practical economic policies. See CTV’s Question Period for the word right from the leader’s mouth: http://www.ctv.ca/qp/index.html?vidId=420943. It has been said, this country was founded
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Bev Oda has to go
Bev Oda has to go. It is obvious, is it not? The picture says it all. The somber attire. The dark sun glasses shielding her eyes from the grey Ottawa sky. Her hair combed down to cover as much of her face as possible. Either she is attempting to emulate
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Pine Riders
The cat is out of the bag – Saskatchewan MP’s are true pine riders. In the wake of the mighty potash decision, it has gone to light that thirteen of Saskatchewan’s fourteen Members of the House of Common are sheep. This is amazing considering that Saskatchewan is a grain growing
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Latte Jack
Reading the grains at the bottom of our grande pumpkin spice latter foretells the possibilities – Canada needs more Starbucks. While my consumer preference tends to towards Bridgehead, ThreeHundredEight.com indicates that in order to get some real representation in Saskatchewan requires more Starbucks. The Cons will want to contrast this
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Death of a party
The hearty partisans don’t like one another. The ground troops work against each other. The voters believe that the parties are different. But the leadership, i.e. those in the know, does not care. And the pollsters don’t help either. With Angus raising the question of who would be the most
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: This and that, here and there
The lack of inspiration, motivation, and recreation to complete a blog entry with any degree of analytical thought prevents a lengthy post. Rather here is a summary of thoughts on recent topics. Guergis and Jaffer – the power couple we love to hate:I am sick of this news story. The
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: An Open Letter to Taliban Steve
Dear Steve (you jerk), It is with dismay and disgust that I write these words. I thought you were a leader cut from a different clothe. Your cold steel blue gaze that suggests a disregard for humanity, your tight-scripted signature on the letter promoting Albertan separatism, your campaigning on accountability
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: The mens rea of pie
Like an actor misquoting Shakespeare, Liberal MP Gerry Byrne stumbles through a legislative interpretative dance. In an interview with radio station VOCM in St. John’s on Tuesday, Mr. Byrne said he thinks what happened should be reviewed under the legal definition of terrorism. “When someone actually coaches or conducts criminal
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Declining service
During the Lorne Calvert era, the NDP and Saskatchewan Party engaged in simplistic debates on the merits of crown corporations. Brad Wall used to stand up, get red in the face with veins popping from his neck as if he was about to blow a gasket and shout about the
Continue readingThe Wheatsheaf: Re Shuffling
Stephen Harper shuffles his cabinet as often as he shuffles his principles. Because he is stuck with a minority government that prevents him from his goal of controller of Canada, this happens to be pretty often. Well… at least often in the sense that principles are pillars of support that
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